The Wright School District has hired Adam Stein as its new superintendent. Stein, currently director of special education with the Napa Valley Unified School District, replaces Karen Salvaggio and begins his stint July 1. Stein began his career as a special education teacher and later served as principal at a [...]
More than 1,200 students participated in the annual event called Law Week in which professionals from the legal community spend time in area classrooms explaining different aspects of careers, legal issues, policies and practical knowledge. This year marks the 10th anniversary of LawWeek or at least Law Day in Sonoma [...]
And then there were five. The Mendocino County Board of Education is now officially a five-seat board, down from seven. Jonah Freedman retired effective March 20 – an anticipated move after the board voted to reduce its size and not replace the two retiring members. Bob Shugart’s term expired in [...]
The Sonoma County Office of Education is hosting an informational open house on Wednesday Feb. 15 to help students with disabilities and their families navigate the transition from public school to life after high school. The fair will provide information on adult day programs, higher education, vocational training and employment [...]
UPDATED AGAIN: Wright has named Karen Salvaggio as interim superintendent. The list has been updated below. UPDATE: Brian Howard has been hired as the new principal at Willowside Middle School after serving as principal at Petaluma High School for four years. The list below has been updated. ____ We’ve written [...]
The Sonoma County Office of Education is launching a superintendent training and leadership program in response to the high number of superintendent retirements in recent years. Eight of Sonoma County’s superintendent posts will be vacant at the end of the school year. That follows six openings that were filled for [...]
Calling all area English teachers. English teachers from grades seven through college level in Sonoma and Marin counties are invited to attend a forum on student expectations in English. The focus will be the building blocks needed for success in college. Greta Vollmer, English professor at Sonoma State University, will [...]
Students at Valley Vista Elementary School in Petaluma are scheduled to get a primer on nutrition and healthy eating from members of a child development class at Petaluma High School Tuesday morning. Dana Dickinson’s introduction to child development class is using a $450 grant from the Sonoma County Office of [...]